Helen of Troy, 1993 : poems / Maria Zoccola.
Part myth retelling, part character study, this debut poetry collection reimagines the mythic beauty from Homer's "Iliad" as a disgruntled housewife in 1990s Tennessee. Zoccola explores Helen's isolation and rebellion as her expansive personality clashes with the social rigidity of a small town: she marries the wrong man, gives birth to a child she is not ready to parent, and begins an affair that throws her life into chaos, but she never surrenders ownership of her story or her choices.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668046333
- ISBN: 1668046334
- Physical Description: ix, 78 pages : genealogical tables ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Scribner Poetry" | 
| Formatted Contents Note: | helen of troy feuds with the neighborhood --  helen of troy makes an entrance --  helen of troy calls her sister --  helen of troy in february --  the spartan women discuss the local waterfowl --  helen of troy's new whirlpool washing machine --  about the affair --  helen of troy is asked to the spring formal --  (interlude: the swan describes the next hour) --  helen of troy tells her mother it's a graduation girls' trip and drives alone to the clinic in nashville --  the spartan women discuss the big cheese --  helen of troy meets the big cheese --  helen of troy catalogues her pregnancy cravings --  helen of troy in the delivery ward --  helen of troy avoids her school reunion --  helen of troy cranks the volume on "like a prayer" in the ballet studio parking lot --  helen of troy watches jurassic park in theaters --  the spartan women discuss the family --  helen of troy gets the news from her sister --  (interlude: the swan describes the harvest) --  helen of troy surfs the net --  another thing about the affair --  helen of troy folds laundry in a dim room --  helen of troy runs the station wagon into a ditch --  helen of troy recovers at st. francis --  helen of troy cleans up after the barbecue --  and another thing about the affair --  the spartan women discuss tennessee --  (interlude: the swan describes an invasive species) --  helen of troy goes parking with the defensive tackle --  helen of troy runs to piggly wiggly --  about the affair again --  (interlude: the swan describes the war) --  one more thing about the affair --  the spartan women discuss the stranger --  helen of troy returns to sparta --  helen of troy joins the ice fishing trip --  one last thought on the affair --  helen of troy's turn to judge --  (interlude: the swan describes the ouroboros) --  helen of troy catches reruns --  helen of troy recalls the tenth date --  helen of troy honeymoons on st. john --  the spartan women discuss the kid --  helen of troy reigns over chuck e. cheese --  helen of troy makes peace with the kudzu --  the end of the affair --  helen of troy explains to the gods --  the spartan women discuss helen of troy --  helen of troy plants near the mailbox. | 
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| Subject: | Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta. | 
| Genre: | Historical poetry. Poetry. | 
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- 1 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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				| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | 
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| Moore County Library | 811 ZOC (Text) | 48198030051854 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/22/2025 | 

 
         